Published 2nd March, 2021 by Nadine Bloxsome
SIMEC Energy, part of the GFG Alliance, has partnered with intelligent energy technology and flexibility leader GridBeyond to participate in the GB Frequency Response Market, helping National Grid balance and decarbonise the energy network whilst generating substantial savings.
Since November 2020, SIMEC Energy’s Lochaber hydroelectric plant – which supplies 100% renewable electricity to GFG-owned ALVANCE Aluminium’s Lochaber smelter – has been able to provide up to 40MW of its energy flexibility to the Frequency Response Market by connecting its rectifiers and hydro-generators to intelligent energy technology platform GridBeyond Point.
The platform, powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, places SIMEC Energy’s hydroelectric flexibility in the National Grid’s Low Frequency Static scheme. The service uses the inherent energy flexibility of large energy users – in this case ALVANCE Aluminium’s Lochaber sme